The four justices are Teresita Leonardo De Castro, Mariano Del Castillo, Roberto Abad and Jose Mendoza. On the other hand, the other four justices – Presbitero Velasco, Arturo Brion, Lucas Bersamin and Diosdado Peralta – did not participate for being members of the House of Representative Electoral Tribunal.

The high court said Richard Gomez was ineligible to run for Congress for failure to comply with the residency requirement.

“Thus, absent valid substitution, Ms. Torres-Gomez could not have been considered a candidate,” the high court said.